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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When Coaltown and Capot finally met last weekend, the big surprise was that Maryland's knowledgeable horse players had made Capot a distinct second choice. Coaltown was the red-hot favorite at 3 to 10-just as though Capot had never measured his heart for size in the Sysonby...
...most serious argument at present centers over determining the quota of a club. University officials and some members of the inter-club committee feel that it is the responsibility of a club to take a quota proportionate to its size, and the size of the entire eligible student body. If every club did this, according to exponents of the compromise plan, the total number of students accepted would be 100 percent, while the clubs could at the same time have the right to choose whom they wish within that quota...
...Princeton continues to fight for 100 percent club membership, those clubs wishing to keep their numbers at a hand-picked minority argue that they just haven't got room for any more members. True as it is that the average club has doubled in size before the war, and now averages about 90 members, there are holes in this arguments. Most members will individually admit that every club could manager to survive by absorbing its share of the unelected students, an average of ten apiece, without seriously affecting its dining hall service or over-crowding its other facilities. And then...
Harris' final suggestion is consolidation. "No great injury would be done the country if a substantial proportion of its institutions of higher education were closed. By reducing the number of schools, we will be able to increase the size of the remainder and thus lower unit costs in the end." How Student Expenses Have Risen 1941 1946 1948 1949 Harvard College Tuition $400 $400 $525 $600 Average Private Tuition, Man $266 $330 $386 $407 Harvard Total Costs $1325 $1350 $1535 $1610 Average Private Total Costs $796 $957 $1057 $1073 Radcliffe College Tuition $400 $450 $525 $600 Average Private Tuition, Woman...
...ventilation they have built two man-size fans, controlled by carbon monoxide detectors, air analyzers, and ink recorders. The ventilating chimney to the surface was one of the hardest parts...